Golf scorer



E. D. RYDEN Nov. 11, 1952 GOLF SCORER 2 SHEE'ITSSHEET 1.

Filed Nov. 7, 1950 INVENTOR.

E. D. RYDEN Nov. 11, 1952 GOLF SCORER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Nov. 7, 1950 v g5 a INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 11, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GOLF SCORER Elihu Daniel Ryden, Detroit, Mich.

Application November 7, 1950, Serial No. 194,426

Claims.

An important object of the invention is to provide a new and useful pocket-size adding scorekeeper easily operated by one player for twosomes, threesomes, and foursomes.

An additional object is to provide a counter and scorekeeper which furnishes golfers, by means of the stroke of a golf-tee, the record of each green and by the same stroke a continuous total Without the necessity of writing down figures and adding the same during various stages of the game,

An additional object is to provide a counter that will furnish a continuous total for as high as the 'iz-hole-game of professionals and at the same time provide the maximum greens score requirements for the average player.

An additional object is the employment of parts that may be fabricated from paper, plastic, metal or other such materials which may be produced by means of dies, molds, stampings, or other such methods, thereby eliminating many-sided parts such as gears, springs, levers, ratchets, etc., which are costly and bulky, by the employment of such thin sheet-dimensional parts as may be readily assembled on a flat or horizontal plane, simplifying assembly and reducing a device of this kind to a minimum of thickness.

Various additional objects, as well as the salient features of the invention reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which provide certain present illustrative embodiments thereof wherein:

Fig. l is a face view of one side of a divided case provided with eighteen pins or rivets.

Fig. 2 is a face view of a perforated and numbered dial located in the case with a face sectional view of the case.

Fig, 3 is a side or end elevation of Fig. 1, with the eighteen pins or rivets extending equal distance through both sides of the case.

Fig. 4 is a face view of one of nine dialing hands with a face sectional view of the alternate mounting of said hands above and below a thin disk.

Fig. 5 is a face sectional view of one pair of nine pairs of hands.

Fig. 6 is an end or side elevation of two cases showing the full swing of the hinge providing for four outside counter faces, two at a time when the hinge is closed.

Fig, '7 is a face view of a thin ratchet disk mounted in the bottom of the case with related sectional view of the dial.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of two completely assembled cases hinged together.

Fig. 9 is a section through the device taken on a plane perpendicular to that of Figure 8.

The divided case I, with nine pins or rivets 2 equally spaced in a circumference near the center of the case I, and nine additional pins or rivets 3, equally spaced in a. larger circumference and alternate to the spacing of the above mentioned pins or rivets, constitute the foundation of two identical counters. Two such divided cases hinged together at 0, constitute the foundation of four identical counters. The hinge 40, is adaptable to a complete swing of either case permitting any two of the four faces to be outside and accessible for score-dialing when the hinge is closed.

A dial 5, numbered consecutively 6, and perforated with elongated slots 1, around the outer edge and parallel to the numbers, is rotatable on a center stationary dial 8. This stationary dial 8 is positioned by the eighteen pins 2, 3, in the center of both sides of the divided case. The numbered dial indicates the total score through a sight opening 9, in the face of the case. The dial is numbered 6, in this embodiment, from 1 to 324 in three consecutive rounds. As viewed through the sight opening 9, in the face of the case the first round of numbers from 1 to 108 appear in vertical position, the second round 109 to 216 appear in slanting position, and the third round 217 to 324 appear in horizontal position. These positions of the numbers permit figures of equal size to the first round in the two succeeding smaller circumferences. These positions also serve to distinguish the three rounds of numbers when reading the total score in the sight opening 9, of the case. The dial is rotatable by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee inserted by a player into the perforations 1. When the matching mark 12 on the dial 5, is turned to parallel the matching work II on the face of the case i, the dial is in position to score.

A thin stationary disk [3, provided with nine equally spaced pimple protrusions 14, is mounted on the eighteen pins 2, 3, in the bottom of each side of the divided case under the stationary 8, and rotatable 5, dials. The pimple protrusions M, located in the same circumference as the dial slots 7, ratchet against the under side of the dial slots permitting clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation of the dial. They also retain the dial in position at all stops. The dial material is sufficiently resilient to permit the dial to vibrate against the pimple protrusions while rotating. Nine right-angle cuts I5, in line with the pimple protrusions M, permit the perforated dialing-arm I6, of nine three-arm score-indicating hands to pass through the cut l5, and under the disk l3, out of the way of each succeeding arm IS.

The nine dialing three-arm hands H, are mounted under the dials 5, in each side of the divided case i. One arm of these hands is provided with a slotted hole l8, in the pivoted end to fit the center pin 2, on which the hand is rotatable between the two outer pins 3. The slotted hole i8, also provides for the shifting of the hand toward center and away from center. Another arm 16, of these hands is provided with a series of round holes l9, which holes match both the circumference and spacing of the slots 1, in the dial 5. Each hand and the dial are rotatable simultaneously by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee placed in a selected slot of the dial i, and a matching hole l9, of the hand-arm. A third arm of these hands 28, extends from the under side of the dial 5, to the face side of the dial 5, and is engageable with one of another set of nine single-arm-h-ands 22, when the threearmhand is shifted toward center in any selected slot 1, of the dial 5, by means of the pointed end ofa golf-tee placed in a matching hole I9, of the hand-arm. The single-arm-hands 2|, are mounted on the same pins 2, as pivot the threearm-hands, by means of a round hole in the pivot end (see Fig. 5). These single-arm-hands 22, are mounted on the face side of the dial 5, but unaffected by the rotating dial because of a thin stationary separating disk 23, located between the dial 5, and the hand 22. These single-arm-hands 22, indicate the greensscore of the first nine hole game as viewed through arcuate slots in the face of the case M, 22. The third arm 2 ll, of the three-arm dialing-hands indicate each greens score of the second nine-hole game as viewed through arcuate slots 24, in the face of the case. The three-arm dialing-hands are turnable independently of the single-arm-hands when scoring the second nine-hole game by shifting away from center in a selected slot 1, of the dial by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee placed in a, matching arm-hole I9. The score indicating sections 22, 20, of these nine pairs of hands are visible through nine pairs of parallel arcuate slots 24, in the face of the case. Each pair of hands in each of the nine sections of the face employ the same set of greens numbers 3!, located on the face of the case between the two pairs of hands in-each'of the nine sections. This makes it possible to compare the progress of each nine hole game green for green. In a single nine hole game only the dialing outside set of hands are used. The three-arm-hands are mounted alternately above and below separating disks 25, at the pivot end in order to clear each other when shifted and turned.

The outer rim of each of the nine sections of the face of the case are numbered alike in counter-clockwise order 30. The same numbers appear in clockwise order and parallel to the counter-clockwise numbers on the section of the face between the parallel arcuate slots 24. Any matching dial I, and hand perforation I 9, of any selected counter-clockwise number 30, can be dialed simultaneously to the end of the outer arcuate slot 24, by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee. This will cause the indicating section 20, 22, of the hands to stop parallel to the clockwise number 3|, of the same denomination as the counter-clockwise number 30, that is dialed. Eighteen holes of golf are scorable on each face of the case by means of these nine pairs of hands. Each of the nine sections of the face of the case are numbered twice as indicated by the reference character 26, to represent eighteen greens or holes of golf.

The center indicator friction-rotatable disk 21, on each face of the case is rotatable by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee placed by a player in the indicating cut-out 28, to any number 29, surrounding this disk. This provides a retaining totals score for the first nine-hole game as indicated on the dial through the sight opening 9, in the face of the case. This sight opening 9, is located between the first and ninth sections of the face. The dial 5, may then continue to score a continuous total for eighteen holes or a continuous total up to seventy-two holes of golf.

It will be noted from the foregoing specifications that counters are provided for two players by means of the divided case I, containing identical parts but provided with identifying faces, either by means of different colored faces or other general identifying features. Two such cases with four identifying faces hinged together at M), provide counters for four players.

The assembly of the parts is simplified by merely fitting each flat-plane part containing mounting pin holes in place on the eighteen pins 2, 3, in the following order; first the pimple protrusion ratchet disk l3, second, the nine threearm dialing hands ill, third, thin separating disks 25, fourth, the stationary dial 3, and the rotatable dial 5, fifth, a thin separating disk 23, sixth, the nine single-arm hands 2!, seventh, the face of the case, eighth, the center indicating dial 2'], attached to the face of the case.

Both ends of the rivets or pins 2, 3, may be peened against the face of the case. The two faces of the case are cemented, or heat-sealed, or by other means secured to the case edge 4. An alternate construction of the case is to include the edge of the case i, as a part of each face. In this instance the two face edges would be cemented or heatsealed together against the center separating disk I.

In Operation The parts having been constructed and combined as herein disclosed, the manner of using the same is as follows:

Each players counter is identified by the color of each face of the case. Each player calls his color when he announces his score at each green.

All operations of the counter are performed by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee.

Eighteen greens are represented on each face of the case by two numbers in each of the nine sections.

Counters are set by turning the dial and hands counterclockwise until the hands are out of sight in zero position and until the matching marks on the dial and case-face are parallel.

The indicating sections of both hands will stop at the proper green score, as recorded on the face section between the two arcuate case slots, by first shifting the hand arm-hole in the dialslot to the left which is parallel to the greens score number on the outside rim and then dialing same to the end of the arcuate case-slot.

Before dialing the second nine-hole game the indicating sections of the outside hands are pushed back to zero position. hand arm-hole is shifted to the right in the dial-slot before dialing. This permits the inside hands to remain stationary for the purpose of retaining the green score of the first nine-hole game.

This time the The dial register totals in three series of consecutive numbers. The series to the right as viewed through the sight-opening in the case number from 1 to 108, the middle series 109 to 216 printed in slanting position, and the inside series 217 to 324 printed in horizontal position.

While I have illustrated and described one embodiment of my invention it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other embodiments thereof may be made, as well as improvements and modifications therein, without departing in any way from the spirit and scope of the invention, for the limits of which reference must be had to the appended claims.

I am aware that prior to my invention golf score keepers have been made incorporating the use of numbered dials. I therefore do not claim such device broadly. What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described the combination of a perforated and numbered dial rotatable on a center stationary dial, nine hands mounted under said rotatable and stationary dials, each of said hands provided with a perforated dialing-arm, a pivoting-arm and a scoreindicating-arm, said score-indicating-arm extending from under said dials to the face of said rotatable dial, each of said score-indicating sections of said arms accessible and visible through nine arcuate slots in the face of a case in which said dials and hands are mounted, said hands and said rotatable dial rotatable simultaneously by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee or other suitable instrument placed by a player through said arcuate slots into any selected matching perforation of said dialing-arm and rotatable dial, dialing numbers and matchin green-score numbers printed on the face of said case, said hands indicating the greens-score for each nine hole game and said numbered dial indicating a continuous total for as high as seventy-two holes of golf through a sight opening in the face of said case, said hands rotatable back to zero position independently of said dial after each nine-hole game.

2. In a device of the character described the combination of perforated and numbered dial rotatable on a center stationary dial mounted in a case, nine three-arm hands mounted under said numbered dial, one arm of said three-arm hands provided with a slotted hole in the pivoted end to fit a pin or rivet on which said three-arm hand is rotatable and shiftable toward center and away from center, a second arm of said hand provided with a series of round holes matching both the circumference and the spacing of the slots in said numbered rotatable dial, said hand and dial rotatable simultaneously by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee or other suitable instrument placed by a player through said dialslots and said arm-holes, a third arm of said three-arm hands extending from the under side of said dial to the face side and engageable with one of a set of nine single-arm hands when said three-arm hand is shifted toward center in a selected slot of said dial by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee, said single-arm hands mounted on the same pins or rivets as pivot said three-arm hands by means of a round hole in the pivoted end, said nine single-arm hands mounted on the face side of said dial but separated from the dial by a thin stationary disk, another thin stationary ratchet disk mounted in the bottom of said case, said ratchet disk provided with nine right angle cuts equally spaced around the outer circumference said cuts permitting the perforated arm of said three-arm hands to pass through the cuts and under said ratchet disk to clear each succeeding perforated arm as each succeeding arm is rotated within one-ninth of the total circumference by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee, said ratchet disk also provided with nine equally spaced pimple protrusions, said pimple protrusions located in the same circumference as the perforations in said rotatable dial, said pimple protrusions ratcheting against the under side of said dial perforations permitting clockwise and counter-clockwise rotation of said dial, said pimple protrusions retaining said dial in position at all stops, said dial being of sufficiently resilient material to vibrate against said pimple protrusions while rotating, a pair of parallel arcuate slots in each of nine sections of said case through which the indicating sections of said nine pairs of hands are visible and accessible and through which said dial perforations, and perforations in an arm of each of the outer set of said pairs of hands, are accessible by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee or other suitable instrument, the outer rim of each of said nine face-sections numbered alike in counter-clockwise order, the same numbers in clockwise order, but parallel to the counterclockwise numbers, on a section of the face between said parallel arcuate slots in each of said nine sections, any corresponding said dial and hand perforation of a selected counterclockwise number dialable to the end of said arcuate slot by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee or other suitable instrument, said clockwise numbers retaining the greens score as indicated by the position of the indicating section of said hands when so dialed, eighteen holes of golf scorable on the face by means of said engageable and disengageable pairs of hands, each of said nine face sections numbered twice to represent eighteen holes of golf, said numbered dial indicating a continuous total up to seventy-two holes of golf through a sight-opening in the face of said case, said pairs of hands rotatable back to zero position independently of said dial after each nine or eighteen-hole game.

3. A combination as defined in claim 2, wherein nine pins or rivets are equally spaced in a circumference near the center of said case, said pins or rivets pivoting each of said pairs of hands in said case, another set of nine pins or rivets equally spaced in a larger circumference but alternate to the spacing of said first set of rivets or pins confining the sweep of each pair of said hands to one-ninth of the circumference, said pins or rivets locating and positioning all parts in said case.

4. A combination as defined in claim 2, wherein said dial is numbered consecutively and perforated with elongated holes or slots around the outer edge, said perforations being parallel to said numbers, said dial rotatable on a stationary dial positioned in the center of said case, said dial rotatable by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee or other suitable instrumentinserted by a player in said elongated perforations, said dial numbers indicating the total score through a sight-opening in the face of said case, said dial numbered, in this instance 1 to 324, and in three consecutive rounds, the first round of said numbers printed in vertical position as viewed through said sight opening, the second round printed in slanting position and the third round printed in horizontal position, distinguishing the three rounds and said figures of equal size to the first round in the two succeeding smaller cir- :z' ermea cumferences, said dial resettable by one turn of thedial', or less, from any total position.

5. In a' device of the character described the combination of an indicating disk mounted on the center of the face-of a case, a round of consecutive numbers-in this instance 25 to 69 1ocated on the face of said case surrounding the circumference of said disk, a perforated indicator in said disk, said disk friction rotatable by means of the pointed end of a golf-tee or other suitable instrument inserted in said perforation said perforation indicating and retaining any selected 10 Number said number corresponding to the total score for the first nine-hole game.

ELIHU DANIEL RYDEN.

Name Date 7 1,322,177 Steigerwald et a1. .Ian. 6, 1920 

